Tag: science fiction
![Guests dressed up in costume at Adler After Dark: Go Boldy in 2016.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2020-01-09-at-3.23.31-PM.png)
Does The Multiverse Exist?
Header Image: Guests dressed up in costume at Adler After Dark: Go Boldy in 2016. If you’re even a little bit into sci-fi, then there’s a good chance you’ve watched, read, or consumed SOMETHING that references multiverses. In fact, multiverse theory has gained popularity as of late. From Marvel comics to Doctor Who to Rick and […]
![An artist’s illustration of Kepler-452b.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/452b_artistconcept_beautyshot-1-1.jpg)
Exoplanets: Sci-Fi vs. Fact
Header Image: An artist’s illustration of Kepler-452b. Image Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle Editor’s Note: Updated in May 2023. I was an undergraduate physics major at Cornell University, with my eye on a career in astronomy, when I saw the original Star Wars movie following its release in 1977. A rather famous astronomer and science popularizer […]